Applying Critical Rationalism

I'd like to encourage wider knowledge and wider acceptance of
critical rationalism. The following articles on the application
of critical rationalism to various real-life topics are my first
step in this direction. I shall add items here as I work on them.
For the time being, they are just notes for a work in
progress. Many of them will be based on ideas I contributed to the Critical Cafe
and to its successor, the Karl Popper discussion group.

These opinions are my own. I do not claim to speak for other
people or for any "mainstream" of popperian thought (I hope there
is no such thing, as I wish to see the popperian method applied
to all relevant issues).

Science, reductionism and complexity

I am also interested in discussing certain issues relating to
critical rationalism and in hearing of relevant information
sources on these issues. Please feel free to email me.

These topics include:

What can we say of falsification in the world of non-linear
systems, where we may have to resort (for lack of anything better
that is practical) to linear or approximate non-linear models of
complex behaviour, and we know that at some point the behaviour
of the real system will deviate from the theoretical model, but
we don't know where? Perhaps some measure of fuzzy falsification,
with a probabilistic or other interpretation? Has anyone actually
explored this issue from a popperian point of view?

Can we apply a critical rationalist point of view to
communicating information from speaker/writer to listener/reader,
to ensure the best understanding? This relates to both my
occupation and to my experiences in newsgroups and mailing lists
on the Internet.

The common use of "justificationist" arguments in the way
economics is presented to the public in the media, by economists
and journalists, and the resulting fallacies.

How can we apply critical rationalism to better informing the
work of public institutions, particularly the law?